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STORIES 2016

National Geographic Stories 2016

First contact Machiguenga family. Yomibato, Peru

Manu National Park - June 2016

Manu was my second story for the year long National Geographic series on National Parks. Remote and inaccessible, Manu ranges from the Peruvian Andes down into lowland rainforest and is the world's most bio-diverse national park. The subject of the coverage however was predominantly Manu's indigenous people. I spent weeks inside the park living with the Machiguenga in the communities of Yomibato and Tayakome. The lead image was one of Yoina (age 9) with her pet saddleback tamarin on her head. Many of the people I met on the assignment had only come into 'contact' days before I shot their portraits (at left and others similar in the gallery). Manu was a passion project as I have been visiting it for over twenty years. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GALLERY manu-national-park

Yellowstone (Grand Teton NP) - MAY 2016

This special issue of the NG Magazine dedicated solely to the Greater Yellowstone Eco-system was one of the biggest projects National Geographic has ever undertaken. The magazine coverage involved a team of photographers all shooting over a period of two years. I spent my time in the eco-system specialising in the wildlife, landscapes and people of Grand Teton National Park.

The main focus of my work was aquatic species - otters, beavers, cutthroat trout, etc. The visual mantra for the issue was to show the animals of the eco-system in their environment. This meant using various techniques including remote cameras and camera traps to get close to wild animals, while at the same time keeping the iconic America background in shot. I hope you enjoy the images. CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GALLERY yellowstone

Vultures - january 2016

Vultures are one of the fastest declining family of species in the world at the moment. They have experienced declines up to 99% in some species in India and Asia. They are now experiencing a catastrophic decline in Africa due to direct and indirect poisoning, loss of habitat and dwindling food supplies. I covered this unravelling disaster for the January 2016 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Images were shot across east and southern Africa. There are few people working on vulture conservation in Africa and they are almost all under funded. Those I worked directly with deserve special mention - Darcy Ogada, Andre Botha, Peter Bridgeford, Holger Kolberg, Maria Diekmann, Kerri Wolter, Gerhard Verdoon, Ben Hoffman, Munir Virani and the one and only (and there really is only one) Simon Thomsett. Simon and I have worked extensively on vultures and other conservation issues in Africa and he is in my opinion one of the world's great humans. Ken Geiger was my editor at National Geographic. CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GALLERY vultures

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OTTERS - February 2013

This story took me across the UK photographing otters - my biggest love. After spending over twenty years filming otters for the BBC, photographing them for National Geographic was a dream come true. Most of the images were shot in Shetland and at my home near Bristol; with additional images shot in Dorset. I was obsessed with shooting pictures of wild otters underwater and although I never really got what I wanted I was pleased with the final result. It was a team effort to pull the story together with my wonderful editor Kathy Moran and brilliant assistant Hector Skevington-Postles (now a fully fledged cameraman). CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GALLERY otters

There are two otter galleries on this site basically because I just goddam love otters. The other gallery features eurasian, north american and giant otters. CLICK HERE TO ENTER other otters

Kingfishers - october 2009

I started watching kingfishers when I was 11 and photographing them when I was 13. They have been a life long obsession. Kingfishers were my first story for National Geographic Magazine. I was not under contract to shoot the images and hadn't picked up a camera for years when I decided I wanted to shoot for the magazine. It took 6 years of my spare time to get the images required. I still love kingfishers but never want to photograph another one as long as I live! CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GALLERY kingfishers